PROOF ISSN 1322-0330 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Hansard Home Page: http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/hansard/ E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (07) 3406 7314 Fax: (07) 3210 0182 Subject FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTY-SECOND PARLIAMENT Page Tuesday, 25 November 2008 ASSENT TO BILL ........................................................................................................................................................................... 3639 Tabled paper: Letter from Her Excellency the Governor to the Speaker, dated 13 November 2008, advising of a bill assented to. ................................................................................................................................. 3639 SPEAKER’S STATEMENT ............................................................................................................................................................ 3639 Answers to Questions on Notice ........................................................................................................................................ 3639 PETITIONS ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 3639 TABLED PAPERS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 3640 MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS ........................................................................................................................................................ 3642 Bedford Weir, Child Drowning ............................................................................................................................................ 3642 South-East Queensland Storms, Damage ......................................................................................................................... 3643 Motion to Take Note ........................................................................................................................................................... 3644 South-East Queensland Water Grid ................................................................................................................................... 3645 Traveston Dam ................................................................................................................................................................... 3647 Tabled paper: Letter from Managing Director, Marsden Jacob Associates to the CEO Queensland Water Infrastructure of 12 September 2008 regarding comments from the opposition in Queensland parliament on 11 September 2008 regarding the impact of pumping costs on relative cost of Traveston Crossing Dam and desalination plant..................................................................................................................... 3647 Tabled paper: Letter from the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts to the CEO Queensland Water Infrastructure regarding Decision on approval—Queensland Water Infrastructure Pty/Ltd/Water management and use/Teviot Brook near Boonah/QLD/Wyaralong Dam (EPBC Reference: 2006/3157). ..................................................................................................................... 3647 Bedford Weir, Child Drowning; Fabridams ......................................................................................................................... 3648 South-East Queensland Storms, Recovery Assistance ..................................................................................................... 3648 South-East Queensland Storms, Economic Impact ........................................................................................................... 3649 South-East Queensland Storms, Recovery Assistance ..................................................................................................... 3649 South-East Queensland Storms, Recovery Assistance ..................................................................................................... 3650 South-East Queensland Storms, Recovery Assistance ..................................................................................................... 3651 South-East Queensland Storms, Recovery Assistance ..................................................................................................... 3651 Tabled paper: Report from Residential Tenancy Authority detailing storm damage to properties. ........................ 3651 M F REYNOLDS N J LAURIE L J OSMOND SPEAKER CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENT CHIEF HANSARD REPORTER Table of Contents — Tuesday, 25 November 2008 PERSONAL EXPLANATION ..........................................................................................................................................................3652 Correction of Error in Record of Proceedings .....................................................................................................................3652 SCRUTINY OF LEGISLATION COMMITTEE ................................................................................................................................3652 Report .................................................................................................................................................................................3652 Tabled paper: Scrutiny of Legislation Committee Alert Digest No. 13 of 2008. ......................................................3652 Tabled paper: Submission to the Scrutiny of Legislation Committee in relation to the Summary Offence Act 2005 (Qld) by Alastair McAdam........................................................................................................................3652 MEMBERS’ ETHICS AND PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGES COMMITTEE .................................................................................3652 Report .................................................................................................................................................................................3652 Tabled paper: Members’ Ethics and Parliamentary Privileges Committee Report No. 93—Matter of privilege referred by the Registrar on 21 July 2008 relating to the alleged failure by the Premier to register a benefit received in the Register of Members’ Interests...........................................................................3652 QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE ...................................................................................................................................................3652 Traveston Dam; Recycled Water ........................................................................................................................................3652 Traveston Dam; Recycled Water ........................................................................................................................................3653 Traveston Dam ...................................................................................................................................................................3654 Traveston Dam ...................................................................................................................................................................3655 Recycled Water ..................................................................................................................................................................3656 Traveston Dam ...................................................................................................................................................................3656 South-East Queensland Storms, Recovery Assistance ......................................................................................................3657 Children’s Hospital, Bed Numbers ......................................................................................................................................3657 South-East Queensland Storms, Recovery Assistance ......................................................................................................3658 Midyear Budget Review ......................................................................................................................................................3659 Water Supply ......................................................................................................................................................................3659 SES Volunteers ..................................................................................................................................................................3660 White Ribbon Day ...............................................................................................................................................................3660 Recycled Water ..................................................................................................................................................................3661 White Ribbon Day ...............................................................................................................................................................3661 Citytrain Network ................................................................................................................................................................3662 Far-North Queensland, Tourism .........................................................................................................................................3662